ProRodeo Sports News - July 7, 2023

SHORT ROUND

PRCA, AQHA partner for ‘Horse of the Quarter’ New Recognition

T his year the PRCA unveiled a new recognition with the American Quarter Horse Association (AQHA) called “AQHA Horse of the Quarter.” For this new acknowledgement, the PRCA will send a survey to all active PRCA Announcers on Survey Monkey via email. The announcers will have the option to nominate – up to two times – any timed-event or pickup horse. If an announcer nominates a horse, he will receive $25 for making a nomination. From the AQHA horses

nominated, a winner will be chosen by an expert three-person panel with two representatives from AQHA and one from the PRCA. The winner of the “AQHA Horse of the Quarter” for first quarter, was RK Tuff Trinket, “Bob” owned by team roping header Riley Minor, an 11-time qualifier for the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo, including last

year in Las Vegas. Minor, who calls Ellensburg, Wash., home, received a $1,000 gas card for winning. Minor was nominated by veteran NFR announcer Wayne Brooks. PRCA announcers are encouraged to submit their nominations for the “AQHA Horse of the Quarter” for the third quarter.

Seventh annual Sowing Good Deeds Contest In recognition of the support that PRCA sanctioned rodeos contribute to local, regional,

• Participating rodeos will receive a Hesston by Massey Ferguson Sowing Good Deeds banner to hang in their arena • Entries are due Sept. 30, 2023, and the top five finalists will be announced on or round Oct. 13, 2023 Visit this link to enter: https://www. masseyferguson.com/en_us/discover-mf/ mf-community/community/sowinggooddeeds. html Past winners of the Sowing Good Deeds initiative are the Reno (Nev.) Rodeo (2022),

and national charities, Hesston by Massey Ferguson presents the Sowing Good Deeds contest. of rodeo teams across the country who are doing good in their communities. One rodeo committee will win a Massey Ferguson® tractor for the great work they do. The contest is a chance to share the stories

CONTEST DETAILS • Open to all PRCA-sanctioned rodeo committees, regardless of size. • Participating rodeo committees must apply for the Sowing Good Deeds program and meet certain criteria

Burke (S.D.) Stampede (2021), Caldwell (Idaho) Nights Rodeo (2020), Santa Maria (Calif.) Elks Rodeo (2019), and Sikeston (Mo.) Jaycee Bootheel Rodeo (2018), Clovis (Calif.) Rodeo (2017).

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